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88“His Highness,” Herr Kahr addressed his master.From the other end of the wire came some sharp words.Crown Prince Rupprecht had never liked Ludendorff,the insolent commoner, who put himself above princes ofroyal blood and His Eminence, the Archbishop of Munich-Freising, knew that Rome looked at the German republicwith much sympathy.In less than two hours, while Munich was fast asleep, theradio station of the Bavarian capital called Germany and theworld. Dr. Gustave von Kahr, General von Lossow andColonel Seisser denied their participation in the Hitler putsch.Their consent, they said, had been obtained at the point ofpistols.At the same time posters were pasted on the walls.“The power is in the hands of the new national government,”Hitler wrote. “Ludendorff, Kahr, Lossow and Seisser arewith us.”When the morning came the new national governmenthad only the Buergerbraeukeller and the Army District Headquartersin its hand. Three of the heads of the new movementjoined the enemy camp. Adolf Hitler, his face perspiringwith exertion, made speeches and waited for Munichto sweep the opposition out of his way. He wore a grayraincoat, his trousers were bespattered by mud and his lipstwitched nervously. Ludendorff leaned on a table with bothelbows, thought of Berlin, Paris and Moscow, and was taciturn.He wore a civilian dress and a green felt hat with apheasant feather, the kind country squires wear.The bridges and public buildings were occupied by the